Carbonara is usually linked to old Roman traditions, but the written evidence points to the years after the Second World War. The name does not appear in print until 1939, and the first attested recipe comes from a Chicago cookbook of 1952. Food writers and historians generally date the dish to after the Allied liberation of Rome in 1944. One account credits Army cook Renato Gualandi with serving a version to US soldiers using bacon, cream, cheese and powdered egg yolks, which were plentiful among Allied rations. Historian Eleonora Cozzella links it to an earlier 'spaghetti breakfast' of bacon and eggs over pasta that Allied personnel requested. Pecorino and guanciale gradually replaced bacon in the late 1950s and 1960s, and cream disappeared only in the 1990s.

Israeli reports also say the cabinet directed the military to prepare for a possible new attack on Iran.

Angkor, near Siem Reap in northern Cambodia, was the capital of the Khmer Empire, which ruled much of mainland Southeast Asia between roughly the 9th and 15th centuries. At its height the city spread across about 3,000 square kilometres, making it the largest pre-industrial city on Earth by area. Its growth depended on water: huge reservoirs called barays, along with canals and embankments, stored monsoon rain and carried it to rice fields. That system let farmers harvest more than once a year and fed a very large population through the dry season. The temple complex of Angkor Wat, built in the early 12th century, is the best-known monument and still stands at the heart of the park.